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PROGRAMS

Each year TX NAHRO  honors the work and dedication of their members! TX NAHRO recognizes the achievements, innovation  and outstanding efforts of its member agencies and non-profit organizations through our Awards and Scholarship programs; to provide additional opportunities to inform the public of the best in housing and community development; and to create a place to call home!   

AWARDS

TX NAHRO offers a variety of awards and recognition to individuals and agencies  who have made outstanding contributions to the housing and community development field.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

TX NAHRO Scholarship Program provides scholarship opportunities to families that reside in, work with, or who otherwise receive housing benefits from one of the member agencies.

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POSTER CONTEST

Since 2008, this contest has recognized the amazing, poignant art of children who live in affordable housing across the country. Each piece of art visually shares the child’s thoughts on what their home means to them. 

  • Award Deadline: February 13, 2026

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    In all categories, a fully completed official Award Entry Form must accompany submissions. Submissions unaccompanied by a properly completed official Award Entry Form or not meeting the requirements of the category entered will not be considered.  Submissions which fail to meet membership requirements will not be considered.

    Submitting agencies must be current members of Texas NAHRO or an individual associated with such an agency.

     

    Click here to download the Texas NAHRO Award Categories & Descriptions

    For all agency awards, entries submitted must represent an agency that is a current member of Texas NAHRO.  For individual awards, nominees’ must be an employee, resident or commissioner of an agency that is a current member of Texas NAHRO.

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    Agency Size Classifications:

    • Very Small Housing Authority (less than 150 units under management or lease)

    • Small Housing Authority (151 – 500 units under management or lease)

    • Medium Housing Authority (501 – 1,500 units under management or lease)

    • Large Housing Authority (1,501 – 9,999 units under management or lease)

    • Very Large Housing Authority (over 10,000 units under management or lease)

    • Small Community Development Agency (under 10,000 population served)

    • Large Community Development Agency (over 10,001 population served)

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    Scholarship Deadline: February 13, 2026

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    The Texas Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (TXNAHRO) is a professional membership organization consisting of agencies and individuals who administer housing and community development in the state of Texas.  NAHRO is the leading housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Americans, particularly those with low and moderate incomes.

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    TXNAHRO provides scholarships each year to deserving high school seniors, graduating in the Spring following this application deadline, and who are currently living with their families as Public Housing or Section 8 program residents.

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    Available scholarships are one (1), $2,500 Scholarship, and eight (8) $1,000 scholarships.

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    ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    Applicants for TXNAHRO Scholarships must:

    1. Be a resident of public housing or a participant in the Section 8 program in which you are living.

    2. Be a graduating high school senior. (You can not have graduated in the previous year or be in college already for this scholarship. It is intended to help high school seniors get started immediately in college).

    3. Demonstrate exceptional school attendance.

    4. Demonstrate high academic achievement.

    5. Demonstrate leadership and/or high level of motivation.

    6. Be a resident of a Housing Authority/ or Community Development (CD) agency that is a member of TXNAHRO.

     

    ONLINE APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
    Applicants are required to submit the following items:

    • Housing Agency Certification signed by the Executive Director of the housing agency in which you reside.

      (click here to download Executive Director form)

    • Transcript or certified copy of grades with grade point average and scale used – whether 4 pt. scale, 5 pt. scale, etc., class rank/size, proficiency test scores (TAKS, etc., whatever standardized testing system is used and ACT and/or SAT scores, if taken).  It is very important to include all the above information so that all scholarship applicants can be evaluated on the same criteria.

    • TWO letters of recommendation; one from a community leader and one from a high school instructor.

    • One (1) recent photo (if a professional photo is not available, even a cell-phone selfie will be accepted, if a better quality portrait is unavailable). This is very important for the awards ceremony!

    • *NEW* Please submit a 3 minute or less video of yourself describing your short and long-term goals in life, why you are pursuing your particular college degree or vocational training program and an achievement or an event in your life that has been especially significant.

     

    INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED—THEY WILL BE REJECTED

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    Texas NAHRO State Poster Contest

    Contest Dates:
    Entries must be received by May 1, 2026
     
    Mail the entries to:
    Texas NAHRO Poster Contest
    12246 FM 1769
    Graham, TX 76450

    Note: NAHRO has updated the Poster Contest application for 2026-27! Please take a moment to review the new format carefully

     

    As part of its 2027 Housing America campaign, NAHRO will hold a poster contest for children associated with affordable housing and community development programs owned or administered by national NAHRO member agencies.  Posters will reflect the national theme of “What Home Means to Me.”  The contest is a collaborative effort of NAHRO’s chapter/state, regional, and national organizations.  National honorees will be selected from chapter/state-level winning entries.  To be eligible for national honors, all entries must come through the local chapter. 

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    Contest Overview:

    Local/state NAHRO chapters may submit entries to their regional council. The regional councils hold separate contests and send their top three winners (one from each age category) to National NAHRO. National NAHRO holds a contest to pick the 13 national winners. National NAHRO will not accept submissions from individual housing authorities. Any submissions sent directly to national NAHRO will be disqualified.

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    Promotional Materials

    NAHRO has created a customizable poster contest flyer, linked below, for member agencies, state organizations and regional councils to fill with their contest information and distribute to interested residents or agencies.

    The flyer is available in three formats, to accommodate organizations with different levels of software access:

     

    Note: Fillable PDF fields do not always work in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, or other browsers, even with the Adobe extension. We recommend downloading the file, and filling it in Adobe Acrobat or a similar PDF editing program.

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    Eligibility and Selection Categories:
    Contest participation is open to all children in grades K-12 residing in affordable housing assisted directly, supported under community development, or participants in affordable housing programs administered by a NAHRO member authority (i.e., public or Section 8-assisted housing CDBG, HOME, LIHTC). Entries must be created by only one person. Entries created by two or more people will not be accepted.

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